Tag: parliament

Is groupthink really the correct response to financial meltdown?

David Cameron has announced his party will work with the government to tackle the continuing financial turbulence, whatever that means. Nick Clegg has apparently said much the same. But is this really the correct response? There are certain instances – for example when the country is physically under threat at a time of war –… Continue reading Is groupthink really the correct response to financial meltdown?

Bring Parliament closer to the people!

Thanks a lot to Bridget Fox for kickstarting the debate, both on her own blog and at the Guardian, over the motion “Giving Citizens a Voice in Parliament” which David Boyle and myself will be proposing at party conference next month: This process might not have stopped the Iraq War (no legislation there) – but… Continue reading Bring Parliament closer to the people!